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Thank you to everyone who visited or bought from us through the year, it's been a huge help through these troubling times (for everyone). It truly means the world to us! See you next year! Here are Matt's top picks, in no particular order. VIAGRA BOYS - CAVE WORLD Genre: Noise Rock/Alternative RockSongs: Big Boy, Punk Rock Loser, Ain't No Thief.Label: Year0001 Didn’t take to Sweden’s Viagra Boys straight away. Was recommended them when discovered Amyl and the Sniffers and they didn’t have that directness, which I now appreciate - a bit like the punk rock of Fucked Up - they’re...

THE BUG - FIRE Genre: Electronica/Hip-HopSongs: Pressure [feat. Flowdan], Vexed [feat. Moor Mother], How bout dat [feat. FFSYTHO]Label: Ninja TuneWE HAVE THIS! THE BODY/BIG|BRAVE - LEAVING NONE BUT SMALL BIRDS Genre: Folk/AcousticSongs: Once I had a Sweetheart, Black is the Colour, Oh Sinner.Label: Thrill JockeyWE HAVE THIS! MATT SWEENEY & BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY - SUPERWOLVES Genre: Folk/AcousticSongs: My Popsicle, Hall of Death, My Blue Suit.Label: DominoWE HAVE THIS! GROUPER - SHADE Genre: Ambient/DroneSongs: Followed the ocean, Disordered Minds, Unclean Mind.Label: Kranky MOGWAI - AS THE LOVE CONTINUES Genre: Post-rock/Alternative RockSongs: Ceiling Granny, Ritchie Sacramento, Dry Fantasy.Label: Rock ActionWE HAVE THIS! DRY CLEANING -...

Matt would like to give a shout out to Ugandan label Nyege Nyege Tapes as his label of the year showcasing  an amazing diversity of African electronic music ...and grindcore. Also props to WeReleaseWhateverTheFuckWeWant Records from Switzerland as his reissue label of the year who have given us plenty of amazing oddities and rarities this year. This year unfortunately saw the passing of the legendary Andrew Weatherall, who was a huge loss in music and a massive influence. Here it is, in no particular order...   THREE QUEENS IN MOURNING - Hello Sorrow / Hello Joy Genre: Folk/IndieSongs: I See A Darkness, Ohio Riverboat...

A lot of you will be familiar with Matt and Simon with their time behind the desk at Tangled Parrot, so I’d like to introduce myself: I’m Rich (the new guy), I make stupid videos for the shop every Saturday and currently work in my favourite place in the world. So here are my top ten releases of the year, but I would like to shout out these as well: Dragged Into Sunlight Terminal Aggressor II; Quelle Chris & Chris Keys Innocent Country 2; Dragunov Arkhipov, ShitKid 20/20 ShitKid; Deftones Ohms; Run The Jewels RTJ4; Bib’s Delux; Elysian Fields Transcience...